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Lake Forest, CA vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara has 8.5% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Santa Clara has 6.5% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clara scores 3.3% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock722443
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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